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August 15, 1978

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Braves 7 7 1
Cubs 3 4 3
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Braves 7 7 1
Cubs 5 5 3

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .305
OBP .000 .324
At Bats 1 279
Hits 0 85
• Singles 0 69
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 42

Larry McWilliams Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 0 0
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Wrigley Field - August 15, 1978
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Larry McWilliams
Joe Nolan
Dale Murphy
Chico Ruiz
Bob Horner
Jerry Royster
Jeff Burroughs
Rowland Office
Gary Matthews
Bill Buckner
Jerry White
Ivan De Jesus
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Buckner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Buckner reaches second base with a double. De Jesus scores. White goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 2 White takes first base on ball four. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Moore scores.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Moore moves to third.
Bottom 2 Moore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Moore reaches second base with a double. Blackwell goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kingman scores.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kingman hits a ball on the ground into left field. Burroughs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Burroughs. Kingman moves to second.
Top 2 Donnie Moore now pitching. Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field. White picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on White. Office scores. Matthews goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Top 2 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Royster scores. Office moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Office hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murphy scores. Ruiz scores. Royster moves to third. Office moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 2 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murphy moves to third. Ruiz moves to second.
Top 2 McWilliams strikes out.
Top 2 Ruiz hits a line drive to center field. White throws towards Trillo. Trillo fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Trillo. Nolan scores. Murphy moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Nolan moves to second.
Top 2 Nolan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Horner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 1 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McWilliams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 De Jesus bunts towards the mound. McWilliams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.